MSA App Live in the Apple Store!

Before I get into explaining the app features, I want to quickly give an explanation on why this is the first app, and what our plans are for future apps.

We started the process by first identifying all the main components of the site we could potentially include in the app: the blog, the directory, the swaps section, and the forum section. We then looked at all the technology already involved with each section and came to a quick conclusion – swaps is a beast and worthy of its own app!

So, the first app is dedicated to subscription box reviews, discussion, coupons, etc. (We’ll be building a second app dedicated just to swaps in the future).

And the next big question we had to answer was: Do we build for iOS or Android first?

The reason we had to answer this question is that we’re only two people (me and my husband Eric), so we could only do one at a time. Looking at Google Analytics, we identified that more people visited MSA from apple phones than android phones, so that’s why we decided to do an iOS app first. (An android app is on our list!)

Hopefully, that gives some useful background on the app building process. (This is our first app ever – so it’s been quite the learning experience!)

Now onto the app features:

The app opens on the recent posts view, showing you the latest posts from the blog. On the bottom of this view you can quickly filter the view into reviews, news (new subscriptions boxes, limited edition boxes, etc.), deals, and spoilers.

And clicking on the menu icon on the top left corner reveals all the sections of the app:

Let me know if you have any questions/suggestions for the app. And of course if you download it and review it that would be amazing! Thank you as always for your support and feedback on how to improve MSA!

Liz is the founder of My Subscription Addiction. She’s been hooked on subscription boxes since 2011 thanks to Birchbox, and she now subscribes to over 100 boxes. Her favorites include POPSUGAR Must Have, FabFitFun, and any box that features natural beauty products!

All views in this review are the opinion of the author. My Subscription Addiction will never accept payment in exchange for a review, but will accept a box at no cost to provide honest opinions on the box. This post may contain affiliate/referral links. Read the complete My Subscription Addiction disclosure.

31 Comments

L
November 9, 2017 at 4:26 am

Any word on the android version? If there is one already, I’ve not been able to find it!

This is amazing! You guys did such a great job, I love the layout! Thank you so much, it’s super convenient, and so much better than using safari! Also I didn’t know about forums somehow till I downloaded it! It’s super easy to navigate now!:)

Just downloaded it. Will there eventually be the capability of logging in, like we do here, in order to quickly access the subscriptions we already have, and the ones we want? That would be amazing! Otherwise I love it!!

WOOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOO! Great job Liz and Eric! What an amazing idea. Can’t wait to get started. I bought myself an iPhone 6 for my birthday last month (quite the upgrade from a 4S). So, I’m definitely excited about your next step in conquering the world. Well, at least the subscription box world. YAY!!!

This is amazing Liz! Congrats and thanks to both you and your husband. I’ve already downloaded it.

When I read the email with the words ” MSA App” I immediately thoughts yes swaps!! And now I’m excited to discover there’s going to be a app just for swaps!!
I’m already on this site all the time. With theses apps I don’t think I’ll ever be off it 🙂